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Followup: Port of LA essentially "doubling hours" to go 24x7 -- (link) - budice Oct 13, 08:52 2
- Retailers also chipping in -- (link) - budice Oct 13, 08:59 1
  - thank christ. -- nm - Remlik Oct 13, 10:04
So does Musk get Patrick Stewart or Harrison Ford? -- nm - Remlik Oct 13, 08:51 10
- Carrie's ashes to be spread, would be cool. -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:57
- Mel Brooks -- nm - TWuG Oct 13, 08:56
- Mel Brooks -- nm - decline Oct 13, 08:53
- Harrison Ford must never be allowed to fly a spaceship; he could set space flight back a decade or more -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 08:52
- Tim Allen AND Sigourney Weaver -- nm - rollo Oct 13, 08:52 5
  - that's a great choice -- nm - Remlik Oct 13, 09:00
  - She has one job on this lousy mission. It's stupid, but she's going to do it. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 13, 08:57
  - I agree with rollo. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 13, 08:56 2
    - Richard Branson would have to retaliate with Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, AND James Cromwell. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 13, 09:01 1
      - Or just Denise Richards. -- nm - VMan Oct 13, 09:03
My Christmas card dilemma - crash davis Oct 13, 08:47 4
- It is the thought that counts (at least it was with what we sent out last year!). Your card is *still* out at my house. No need to go crazy, though. -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:51
- So you’re going to get kid patrons to make us Christmas Cards? -- nm - Qale Oct 13, 08:49
- Handmade cards don't need to be elaborate! I think everyone would love that. - Andie Oct 13, 08:49 1
  - I agree with Andie. Handmade cards should be crafty, fun, and ... fun. - ReluctantCynic Oct 13, 08:55
Shatner was beside himself - Jovian Oct 13, 08:28 5
- This one got a slight chuckle from me -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 13, 08:41
- "Everybody in the world needs to do this." -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:37 1
  - yep. that was the quote that got me. -- nm - Jovian Oct 13, 08:38
- Would be glad to be that able at 90 -- nm - budice Oct 13, 08:30 1
  - I would go for 91 to break his record, but yes, -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:41
What is wrong with you all ? Official Get Back trailer released two hours ago. - loosilu Oct 13, 08:24 [youtube] 4
- Looks awesome! -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 08:43
- Ok, this looks amazing. -- nm - pmb Oct 13, 08:30
- I'm waiting for Get Back Better -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 08:24 1
  - That vaccine is not helping your jokes -- nm - ty97 Oct 13, 08:26
I have a growing desire to go get some Turkish coffee. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Oct 13, 08:19 6
- From their menu: “Are you crazy?” - znufrii Oct 13, 08:54 1
  - That sounds amazing -- nm - JD Oct 13, 08:55
- According to the blurb from the USA Today on the website, its Egyptian coffee. I'm not sure what distinguishes Egyptian coffee. - crash davis Oct 13, 08:28 3
  - That’s nobody’s business but the Turks. -- nm - Qale Oct 13, 08:50
  - Turkish, Greek, and Egyptian coffees have similar brewing techniques, but (I think) differ in spices and sweetness. - ReluctantCynic Oct 13, 08:37 1
    - A memory just popped into my head. I had Libyan tea one time. It was amazing. -- nm - crash davis Oct 13, 08:40
Speaking of the looming holiday season and festive stalking, is there interest in doing another round of Card Stalker this year? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 13, 08:16 14
- 100% last year's was great! -- nm - JenBro Oct 13, 11:15
- yes -- nm - Dano Oct 13, 08:48
- yes, it was great fun -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 08:36
- I regret not joining Card Stalker last year, so I'm in this year. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 13, 08:27
- It's October. I can't think about December yet. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 13, 08:19 4
  - No choice this year or your Christmas gifts will be handed out to friends and family on Valentine's Day. -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 08:21 3
    - So it's like a Canadian Christmas -- nm - JaxSean Oct 13, 08:28 2
      - Dude, we are earlier than you guys. Do it our way and you'd get gifts in November! :) -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 08:31 1
        
        *sends cards now* -- nm - JaxSean Oct 13, 08:42
- I would LOVE to do Card Stalker again. It was one of my fave holiday things last year. -- nm - Diva Oct 13, 08:19 1
  - Yup! I made a Christmas tree on my wall using spare lights and hung the cards off it. Looked so nice and I was able to see all the cards daily. -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 08:22
- ha! -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 08:19
- Yes! I was planning on sending cards to everyone on the list from last year anyway. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 08:17 1
  - Exactly!! -- nm - Meg Oct 13, 08:38
I just mentioned it below but I think we should get Christmas Stalker going asap. Shipping issues will be a problem for some of us. -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 08:12 10
- not when you don't ship till january! -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 08:37
- also, just putting it out there - we should do cards again too, i loved that. -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 08:19
- I apologize in advance to my stalkee because chances are I won't mail the package until 12/23 at the earliest. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 13, 08:15 5
  - Two month vacation? ;-) - Krusty Oct 13, 08:17 2
    - It's just that's it's like almost 5 blocks away, and I'd have to put on a coat and go outside to get there and ugh... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 13, 08:18 1
      - I know this feeling. For example: the northern lights were right outside my door and I didn't even get up to check. I couldn't. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 08:32
  - dang, and I was thinking about doing it again. Not now. -- nm - Diva Oct 13, 08:16 1
    - *finger to nose* -- nm - Qale Oct 13, 08:49
- oh, good thinking. -- nm - Andie Oct 13, 08:14 1
  - I'll message Kelly later. I'm sure she's busy with work right now. -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 08:15
This Blue Origin business is basically a million dollar carnival ride. -- nm - Mop Oct 13, 08:10 5
- I think that's more accurate of Virgin Galactic - JD Oct 13, 08:48 2
  - IOW, these near-space BO shots are just advertising for their other capabilities; the VG ones are merely demonstrating their only offering -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 08:51 1
    - Right now BO has no other capabilities -- nm - TWuG Oct 13, 08:58
- Yes. and it will drive science and our push into space. If American Companies aren't doing it, then China or India will - Remlik Oct 13, 08:14
- And? -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:10
Hollywood: IATSE Will Launch Nationwide Strike On Monday Unless Deal Is Reached In Next Few Days -- (link) - budice Oct 13, 08:03
“Hey, Fyre Festival? It’s your cousin, Coachella. You know those horrible decisions you made? Well listen to THIS” -- (link) - Beaker Oct 13, 08:00
So last night I learned about kicking the puck. One new (to me) rule down and a bazillion to go. -- nm - crash davis Oct 13, 07:51 2
- WHAT THE PUCK!?! -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:05
- Yeah, can't actively kick it into the net. -- nm - Shaun Oct 13, 07:56
DTL: My Maxes -- (edited) - spamlet Oct 13, 07:49 5
- Oh we've washed our hands of Piccone after his rude comments about our fans on Twitter. We'd rather have one of his teammates. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 13, 08:15 2
  - He only called you a bunch of dicks because your mascot is a bald-knobber. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 13, 08:25 1
    - Kids have no appreciation for local history anymore. - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 13, 08:31
- Piccone is at least a 3 person tie. Someone else is on him. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 13, 07:52 1
  - Oh yeah, I see LA now -- nm - spamlet Oct 13, 07:57
Adam Schefter is having a bad start to the day. I really hope the rest of those emails get leaked because a lot of truth is coming to light. -- (edited) - Krusty Oct 13, 07:48 15
- I’m shocked, *shocked*, to find problematic ethics in sports journalism in this establishment! -- nm* - znufrii Oct 13, 08:29
- —I hear ya from a journalist perspective…from an NFL insider, he trades on favors for getting information, first -- nm - flavorize Oct 13, 08:27 4
  - There's a line you don't cross and giving your subject the whole story before you publish so they can add to or change your story is not acceptable. - Krusty Oct 13, 08:37 3
    - Your core argument is correct—100%. Unfortunately, this is so common, in sports news. For access, these guys become shills—I can a dozen reporters who - flavorize Oct 13, 08:53 2
      - The point of their job is about marketing an entertainment product. Hard-hitting adversarial journalism is not part of the job description. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 08:56 1
        
        Bingo -- nm - flavorize Oct 13, 08:57
- wha hoppened? I've been on work calls all morning... -- nm - Diva Oct 13, 07:50 6
  - He sent a story he was going to publish to an exec with the WFT asking if anything should be added, changed or tweaked. He gave him the whole story - Krusty Oct 13, 08:10 5
    - oh, HELL no... -- nm - Diva Oct 13, 08:11 4
      - Exactly. Now I can't trust him at all and I have to wonder who else at ESPN is doing the same thing. -- (edited) - Krusty Oct 13, 08:14 1
        
        I wonder who is *not*. -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:14
      - More specifically it was an NFL GM editing reporting on CBA negotiations with the NFLPA. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 13, 08:13 1
        
        that's. messed. UP. -- nm - Diva Oct 13, 08:16
- I'm not following this morning. Did he have the emails? -- nm - spamlet Oct 13, 07:49 1
  - He calls Allen Mr. Editor basically letting Allen write his stories in some cases. There cultivating sources and then there is this. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 13, 07:52
T minus 5 minutes. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 13, 07:45
Countdown on. About 12 and a half minutes to launch now. -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 07:37 1
- Im so nervous -- nm - Jovian Oct 13, 07:38
Social Security benefits to see 5.9% COL increase in January -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 13, 07:30 15
- Bad IM, BAD! -- nm - ty97 Oct 13, 07:40 14
  - Yes, I know it’s bad that there’s a cap at all… :) -- nm* - znufrii Oct 13, 07:44
  - Why? It should be even higher. There's no cap for Medicare so why is there one for SS? -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 07:44 12
    - Don't SS benefits phase out? SS, in theory, was supposed to be 'you pay in, you get back later' - ty97 Oct 13, 07:59 11
      - When you say phase out do you mean that if you earned a certain amount you don't collect SS? - Krusty Oct 13, 08:06 2
        
        There's a max you can get per month, regardless of what the formula says you should get -- (link) - ty97 Oct 13, 08:28
        
        Means benefits are capped at a certain amount, so there’s no additional direct benefit to paying into the system above that threshold. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 08:27
      - You are not just paying for yourself, Mr. Moneybags! -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:06 7
        
        That was the original concept of SS wasn't it? -- nm - ty97 Oct 13, 08:23 1
        
        My mother had not been married to my father for 42 years when he passed away. She gets a monthly check as well as my stepmom (Survivor Benefits). -- (edited) - Spawn Oct 13, 08:31
        
        Actually, at his age, he’s just trying to make sure he gets made whole. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 13, 08:18 4
        
        I would smack you but I can't determine which cane to use for it -- nm - ty97 Oct 13, 08:23 1
        
        *cues the Up Old Man Fight scene* -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 13, 08:27
        
        How will he ever afford his three weeks in France?! -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 08:23 1
        
        Three weeks? I can only eat so many croques! -- nm - ty97 Oct 13, 08:24
Alamo Drafthouse is opening in Manhattan on Monday. -- (link) - budice Oct 13, 07:29 2
- It just feels like...not the best location (FiDi?) but what do I know. -- nm - ty97 Oct 13, 07:41 1
  - Agreed. The one that they were planning for on the UWS was going to be a great location, imo. -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 07:45
Jamie Lee Curtis goes in costume, as her mother in Psycho, to the Halloween premiere. -- (link) - Andie Oct 13, 07:27 1
- ::reads... rereads:: Ah! Excellent!!! -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:12
David Bowie's estate are opening two pop-up shops to celebrate what would have been his 75th birthday. -- (link) - Krusty Oct 13, 07:24 4
- If my secret stalker this year is in New York or London, get me like, a key chain and i will be thrilled. -- nm* - Andie Oct 13, 07:34 3
  - I will make an effort to get there and get you something whether I'm your stalker or not. Also, I think we should get that going asap with - Krusty Oct 13, 08:11 2
    - ahhhh. thanks. - Andie Oct 13, 08:15 1
      - Nah. - Krusty Oct 13, 08:18
Katie Couric - New Book: On being 'shocked' by Matt Lauer's behavior: 'It just seemed so callous' -- (link) - budice Oct 13, 07:23
Paul Simon trending almost gave me a heart attack. - loosilu Oct 13, 07:11 5
- Since this continues to happen can I suggest not paying attention to Trending? -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 07:23 4
  - But, but, then how can I be first to announce celebrity deaths? - loosilu Oct 13, 07:35 3
    - my sister and I had a bit of a "contest" for about a year to see who could post a celebrity death to the other person's Facebook wall first - oblique Oct 13, 07:36 2
      - I have to beat Remlik at it. -- nm - loosilu Oct 13, 07:37 1
        
        If you’re not beating Remlik to post something on ST, you should reconsider your posting. - Will Hunting Oct 13, 07:42
My SIL has met Shatner several times. Said he’s really nice until he decides you’re not important/can’t do anything for him, then he ignores you. - mafic Oct 13, 07:09 4
- Who cares? I'm not looking to hang out with him. He's entertaining. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 13, 07:56
- I've met him a couple of times, in the 90's at the height of STar Trek at the time, TOS Movis, TNG..Trek was everywhere - Remlik Oct 13, 07:24
- Sounds accurate. Throw in all the attention from 50 years of being Captain Kirk amongst other things. There's a lot of people trying to interact -- nm - budice Oct 13, 07:18
- I have no doubt that he's a dick. Not a full blown asshole. But the stories are extensive. He's not your friend. -- nm - Mop Oct 13, 07:10
Heather Locklear Update: Reunited with HS boyfriend -- (link) - budice Oct 13, 07:07 6
- Locklear and Shatner in the news on the same day? Need an Adrian Zmed story for the trifecta. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 13, 07:29 1
  - Dance Fever reboot or sequel to Bachelor Party in the works -- nm - eag Oct 13, 07:44
- What did she do to herself? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 13, 07:20 1
  - She got cut off from her Tommy Lee facial cream. -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:07
- Oh is it me? *clicks link* Sigh, no, it's not me. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 13, 07:10 1
  - Wait. You were Heather Locklear's HS boyfriend or at least one of them? -- nm - JD Oct 13, 07:59
Baron: regarding vape flavors, our friend owned a higher-end vape shop where they created all of their own in house. When they labeled them as tobacco - JaxSean Oct 13, 07:01 2
- It makes me sad. Seems like a useful tool for getting folks off cigs and it's been absolutely demonized. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 13, 07:09
- Yeah, the added regulations are very harsh and nearly impossible for a small business to afford. I'm all for regulating the market but what they've - Krusty Oct 13, 07:07
Baron: You can buy the flavoring and add it yourself but if the e-cig the FDA is allowing is a closed system then people won't be able to add it. - Krusty Oct 13, 06:50 5
- Hey thanks. I didn't realize there were different types. Just had a stray thought and wondered if folks worked around the restriction. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 13, 06:57
- I think they look ridiculous tbh -- nm - budice Oct 13, 06:56 3
  - Some do but it seems to help people quit smoking cigarettes. -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 07:00 2
    - It's questionable whether the flavouring stuff is any better for your lungs. -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 07:25 1
      - Yale is doing a long term study on them but as of right now there's no good info. Unflavored is likely the best option for safety. -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 07:33
The Blue Origin broadcast us a good way to see the Rivian pickup in action. - TWuG Oct 13, 06:48 1
- Judging by the pics, the backseat is incredibly cramped for 3 people. -- nm - TWuG Oct 13, 06:49
LIR: ty97. Two shots, two months apart -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 06:41
AW SH*T ST! Here's what'll keep you busy today. What's your mouse refresh rate? - Mop Oct 13, 06:40 4
- 180hz! - Magic Mouse 2: Not on average though. It's just the highest I could make it go. -- nm* - Qale Oct 13, 07:20
- 100 Hz - Victsing wireless -- nm - VMan Oct 13, 07:14
- 124hz I also have a Logitech mouse -- nm* - Krusty Oct 13, 06:45
- 84hz -- nm - JaxSean Oct 13, 06:44
“Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach to move to 24/7 operations to help ease shipping backlog.” - znufrii Oct 13, 06:39 5
- I'm guessing they didn't have the staffing to do it before now. -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 06:46 2
  - It was announced by the White House, so I’m guessing federal $$$ has something to do with it. -- nm - znufrii Oct 13, 07:39 1
    - Someone has to pay the workers to crush our boxes -- nm - Krusty Oct 13, 08:20
- REALLY?!! -- nm - Seth and Amy Oct 13, 06:41 1
  - REALLY!?! -- nm - Jerry Seinfeld Oct 13, 08:33

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